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hello all,

Yes it has been a long time since I posted something , I am still alive and kicking . Work on my boat has stopped temporarely because I am doing work on something else.

@ Yevgeniy :for making my gun mount I glued some disks on top off each other and turned them on the lathe.

@ Bjorn : she is almost 3 meters long

Ludwig

Ludwig,

Thank you for the answer. Do you think it would be possible to have the same quality without a lathe (just piling one disk on the other and then sanding). In other case does it have to be '2 side lathe' or one can use a Dremel with a low rounds-per-minute?

Thank you again.

Yevgeniy

hello Yevgeniy,

First off all , I do not think you should have a lathe , a power drill or a low running dremel will do the work as well. I first hammer out some disks with a tool , see next photo. I do not know the name in english , we call it a' holpijp' translated to plain english a 'hollow pipe' than drill a hole in the center off it , here a lathe will come in handy , through the hole a bolt with nut and than in the lathe , power drill or low running dremel , file , sand it to shape and you have what ever you want.



these are pipes from 2mm to 30mm , this box contains the even numbers , the other box I have contains the uneven numbers.(1mm to 29mm)

regards ,

Ludwig

Ludwig,

Thank you very much for the reply. I am glad I can manage that without the lathe I also have a similar set of 'hand punches' however of limited number of diameters.

Again, thank you for the technology. I am thinking of scratchbuilding out of sheet metal and soldering and will need wood templates for such things as turrets, etc to give necessary shape to metal plates before soldering. Applying your method will allow me making those templates for round items likes turrets without lathe for wood (I will use thick plywood or boards the same way you use plastic.). However punches will not go for plywood/boards - I will need some stationary fretsaw I plan to buy anyway.

Will look forward to your progress wiht torpedoboot - you build is very educational.

Yevgeniy

A "Hole Punch" or "hollow Hole punch" is a suitable name, can also be called a "wad cutter" for some reason. Looks a nice set as well.

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Ludwig,

I am glad to hear that you are doing alright, after checking in once a week with eager anticipation to see what fascinating advancements have been made on your masterpiece (as seen through my eyes), and knowing how life can turn upside down in what seems to be just a blink of an eye, I just wanted to ask because although we love the work your doing (and I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself), it's the person behind the work that makes the difference.
I know what it's like to have more than a few projects on the burners and twice as many on the back burner, so I'll keep checking back, and when you post again you'll know that you have at least one person eager to see the Flottentorpedoboot Typ 39 just a little bit closer to being fought over by museums everywhere.

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hello all,

I finally figured it out how to build the diorama , it has plenty of buildings , cranes , boats , a complete harbour will it be. I do not know if all this may be shown here , I hope I can start in the near future .

regards,

Ludwig

Ludwig, you are putting your 1/35 FTB into a 1/35 diorama? Holy cow, you mus have a lot of spare space ...

Any progress to share?

Happy modeling ~ Olaf!

Hello Olaf,

I am working on something completely different now , i can't find enough info on those FTB's. it is also a boat and will show some pics as soon as possible.

regarding the space I have , Look at the topic picture post , Pics of you workbench , page 17.

Regards,

Ludwig

Ludwig,

Do you have any updates to share with us?

hello Bigtodd,

the oly up-date I can give are some photo's off my harbour diorama which is in progress now.



overall view off the diorama , in foreground is a drawing off my FTB , large buildings in center , also note the figure in the center , this will give you an idea how large the diorama is.



close-up off the diorama , buildings , watertower , short pieces of railway track.



from another angle. On your right is another boat , this time a Vorpostenboot.



close-up off the Vorpostenboot (drawing)



on the oposite side of my Flottentorpedoboot is a Minesweeper , Type 35 , which will be in a drydock.



close-up of the minesweeper , buildings , railway track , crate.



overall view. Right FTB , left Minesweeper , in the back Vorpostenboot. A lot off items have to be build , I also have to make a new harbourcrane. The intension is , Flottentorpedoboat is docked and in the progress off receiving mines , ammo and fuel (?) , the minesweeper is drydocked and receiving a new coat of paint (camouflage) , the Vorpostenboat is sailing by , the figures on this boat will be some off the Italeri E-boat crew.

enjoy

regards,

Ludwig

Hi Ludwig interesting diorama you doing.
i am looking for new updates of this very well done ship modelling and dioramas
superb

Hi Ludwig great project and different . I can't help but notice your very spacious workshop , I'm green with envy
Dave Wooley

I am still picking my jaw up off the floor. That is going to be huge! The level of detail you have been putting into it so far, I hope there will be enough time in the universe to finish it.

I hope the door's big enough for you to get it out of the workshop when it's all done mate!

Thanks for the great updates so far!

Liew

Hello all,

Have been doing some more work on my diorama.



started to place some polystyrenefoam , to give some level in the diorama.



the long pier on which my torpedoboat will be docked.



front side of the drydock.



the other side of the drydock.



a view of all the buildings.



At the moment I am very busy making some new moulds , of which I show some photo's. When I start building this boat I will start a new topic



the center part of my new boat.



filling in the voids



the center part completed.

enjoy,

Ludwig

Ludwig,

You must hire a professional cleaning crew to clean up before you take photos.

Todd

Ludwig,

Time to give us an update.

Todd

Absolutely phenomenal work, I look forward to seeing more progress pics!

Any progress Ludwig?

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